Meet The Makers
Meet Your Local Meat: MTRY & Co Delivers Community for Consumers and Producers
The MTRY & Co’s online marketplace, based in Mankato, offers beef, chicken and pork specialty boxes along with local cheese, spice rubs, and bacon socks that are shipped directly from the producer farms in sustainable packaging.
Simple, Clean, and Local: Sturdiwheat Mixes Keep it Simple
That’s how Red Wing’s Sturdiwheat sources the ingredients for their beloved pancake, bread, and dessert mixes. It’s what they’ve done for more than 80 years. Today Sturdiwheat is family-owned and operated by mother-daughter team Suzanne and Missi Blue. Pioneers of the Perennial Percent label, Sturdiwheat looks to improve soil and water quality with each mix they sell.
Frozen Family Project: Eagan’s Leo’s Pops Are Packed With Possibility
Andrew Kasun, a self-declared mad scientist who loves to dabble in the kitchen, created the crunch core frozen treats they named Leo’s Pops for his son Leo. Leo, who navigates the world on the autism spectrum, especially loves the unique texture of their frozen treats.
Good Graces Paper Co: Designing Justice and Healing for your Living Room and Beyond
The mission of Good Graces Paper Co. is just as multilayered as its name. First, the designs are crafted to speak to other Black women, giving them a place to express their anger and exhaustion while finding a way to maintain hope and healing. For those outside of the immediate audience, the designs seek to challenge– to spark curiosity and conversations that will lead people to learn more about the issues and histories of which they are uninformed. But even that isn’t the entire story: “I have some designs that are just pretty!” laughs Melanie.
